A POLICEWOMAN who threatened to sue the owner of a petrol station after tripping on a kerb while investigating a break-in has dropped her claim for damages.

WPC Jones has dropped a claim for damages against a petrol station owner after she tripped on a kerb

The Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, said yesterday that WPC Kelly Jones had withdrawn her civil claim.

“Contrary to media reports at the time, WPC Jones was not seeking a vast compensation payment, rather she was seeking monies that covered the income she had lost as a result of her injury,” it said.

“She will bear the financial loss with a hope that the wider concerns the public might have can be resolved by government and the police service for the future.”

It emerged this year that WPC Jones was pursuing a claim against Steve Jones, owner of Nuns’ Bridges filling station in Thetford, Norfolk, for allegedly failing to ensure she was “reasonably safe” when she was called to an incident in August last year.

Mr Jones said her decision to drop the claim was “a victory for common sense”.

In April it emerged she was taking separate action against Norfolk Police after allegedly injuring her knee in a car crash.